Swana Surname

52,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Swana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,5351:16,2912,031
Pakistan2,1451:83,2842,838
South Africa1,8791:28,8333,703
Zambia1,0461:15,1531,724
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England191:2,932,529101,561
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
India61:127,844,230863,365
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Swana (1,899) may also be a first name.

Swana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Swana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Swana (Arabic: سوانا, Bengali: স্বনা, Hindi: स्वाना, Oriya: ନା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,147th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 741,962 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Swana are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Swana is also the 174,422nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,899 people.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4,535 people, or 1 in 16,291. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Swana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swana surname rose 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swana last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swana earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning R 219,228 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwana91111/
Swanay9137/
Swaina9130/
Swanah9111/
Swanna9110/
Swatna914/
Swanas912/
Swaana912/
Swaena911/
Swanoa911/
Swauna910/
Swahnaj8310/
Swahana834/
Shwahna834/
Swannah831/
Szwajna831/
Swaanay831/
Swannay830/
Sweanay830/
Suana804,033/
Swani802,258/
Swane80797/
Swano80245/
Swena80219/
Svana80124/
Swany80123/
Swanj8014/
Sbana803/
Swanh801/
Schwauna7721/
Swanhaus7718/
Schwanna7718/
Swangnat771/
Swannath770/
Swannach770/
Schwanea770/
Swaney735,712/
Swaine733,674/
Swayne733,643/
Shbana73674/
Suanga73553/
Shwani73285/
Shwany73147/
Swange7397/
Svanas7367/
Shwane7365/
Swaino7361/
Suanai7353/
Swanyi7350/
Swanep7350/
Swanne7340/
Sweena7339/
Swanes7337/
Swanni7337/
Swanno7334/
Svanat7333/
Shvana7332/
Svaina7329/
Suanna7329/
Shwena7323/
Suatna7321/
Swahne7320/
Swanny7319/
Suasna7318/
Swaini7313/
Swanie7311/
Shuana7311/
Suaina7311/
Szwona7311/
Svagna739/
Swanér739/
Svanna738/
Suanat738/
Suanas737/
Swanee735/
Svanga735/
Szwane735/
Jswani734/
Szwano734/
Chwana734/
Swahni733/
Swamni733/
Sweani733/
Swainy732/
Swahny732/
Svanad732/
Swaani732/
Swenah732/
Hswani732/
Swanez731/
Swasnj731/
Swayni731/
Sweina731/
Svanai731/
Suaana731/
Zwaana731/
Suanea731/
Sbeana731/
Svanap731/
Swenai731/
Swhani731/
Swaneh731/
Swanou731/
Suanaz731/
Sbhana731/
Sbanai731/
Swanhe731/
Suanha731/
Szwani731/
Swenay730/
Swajne730/
Swaany730/
Swainj730/
Swagne730/
Swangneat713/
Sweaney67978/
Schwane67395/
Swanney67303/
Swannie67264/
Swayney67141/
Suhanea6799/
Swanich6796/
Swainey6787/
Swaynie6780/
Swahney6745/
Souhana6742/
Swaynos6741/
Shweina6722/
Swaeney6718/
Swannee678/
Svannad677/
Shwehna677/
Swagner676/
Sweenay675/
Swayner675/
Schwani675/
Swahani674/
Shvanna674/
Suanaya673/
Swaynes673/
S'Banay673/
Swauner672/
Hshwani672/
Swajnos671/
Swannjt671/
Hsbanaj671/
Hsjwani671/
Shvaina671/
Shwaney671/
Shwhany671/
Swaango671/
Swahane671/
Swahany671/
Swainge671/
Swainne671/
Swanets671/
Swaneyh671/
Swanhei671/
Swatner671/
Swaynee671/
Svanaja671/
Svasnap671/
Shwayne671/
Swangeh671/
Shwaner671/
Svagnea671/
Swannid671/
Shwahny671/
Swangoh671/
Swannoi671/
Chwaana671/
Swuhani671/
Sbhanea671/
Shswani671/
Shhwani671/
Shbanaj671/
Suanead671/
Zwaanay671/
Swaines670/
Swattny670/
Sweanny670/
Swasner670/
Sweanie670/
Swaaney670/
Schwany670/

Swana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swana in the Bengali language
স্বনাsbana-
Swana in the Hindi language
स्वानाsvana66.67
स्वनाsvana6.67
सवानाsavana6.67
सबानाsabana6.67
सबनाsabana6.67
स्वर्णाsvarna6.67
Swana in the Oriya language
ନାna25
ନନ୍nan25
ାନାana25
ପଧାନpadhana25
Swana in the Arabic language
سواناswana-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis